UNIDENTIFIED CLUB, UNUSUAL DECORATION

Battara · 19th September 2013, 03:16 AM

Fearn, is it the style of the carving, the motif of carving, the depth of carving, or the shape as a whole?

fearn · 19th September 2013, 05:11 AM

The shape, primarily. Otherwise, the decorations could be from Philippines. I was just thinking that perhaps some craftsman decided to put a different set of decorations to sell to tourists.

As I said, it's a guess. I don't know PI weapons well enough to know whether it could be a club from there.

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Tim Simmons · 19th September 2013, 10:35 AM

I have an idea that I have seen things rather like this {plain not decorated} as Coconut splitting mauls from South India, Kerala, Tamil Nadu. I do not have any information to back this idea up and could be wrong. It would most certainly make an effective human hurting tool if you wanted. The decoration looks Indian. Perhaps our Indian members could help.

19th September 2013, 03:16 AM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,308	Fearn, is it the style of the carving, the motif of carving, the depth of carving, or the shape as a whole?

19th September 2013, 05:11 AM	#2
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	The shape, primarily. Otherwise, the decorations could be from Philippines. I was just thinking that perhaps some craftsman decided to put a different set of decorations to sell to tourists. As I said, it's a guess. I don't know PI weapons well enough to know whether it could be a club from there. F

19th September 2013, 10:35 AM	#3
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,875	I have an idea that I have seen things rather like this {plain not decorated} as Coconut splitting mauls from South India, Kerala, Tamil Nadu. I do not have any information to back this idea up and could be wrong. It would most certainly make an effective human hurting tool if you wanted. The decoration looks Indian. Perhaps our Indian members could help.